The markets

Photograph: Shambles Kitchen

The festival markets will span the length of Parliament Street for the full ten days, with more than 100 local food stalls and a selection of mouthwatering street food, including local BBQ-ers Shambles Kitchen.

The Chocolate Fair

We should cocoa…

For one weekend (September 27-27) The Chocolate City Chocolate Fair will take place in the Guildhall as part of the festival.

Chocolatiers, fudge & cake makers will be on show alongside chocolate-y activities, tastings and workshops.

Kids Activity Zone

New for 2015, the Kid’s Activity Zone will be hosted by family magazine Little Vikings.

Fun foodie activities for kids on both weekends of the festival will include: a food art competition, make your own placemats, make your own pasta necklace, and create your own arty ‘plate of food’.

Festival Cookery School

Photograph: York Cookery School

Learn something new at another 2015 innovation, the Festival Cookery School.

York Cookery School, El Piano Cook School, Harmony House Cookery School, Malton Cookery School and Betty’s Cookery School who will provide free cookery classes to festival-goers throughout the ten days.

A Celebration of Food in Words & Pictures

Andrew Pern. Photograph: YorkMix

There are loads of evening events to get your teeth into. This one stars local chefs Andrew Pern, Matt Hunter, Peter Neville and Stu Snell.

Join them in York’s Guildhall for an evening of fine food, with all the profits going to the British Heart Foundation.